Woman killed in collision with tractor-trailer

3:10 AM,
Nov. 16, 2012

An elderly woman died Thursday after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 29 east of Abbotsford.

Written by

Logan T. Carlson
Marshfield News-Herald

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning just east of Abbotsford on Highway 29.

An elderly woman inside a car that collided with a tractor-trailer was killed as a result of the crash, Marathon County Sheriff's Lt. Fred Goch said. The department plans to release the victim's name sometime Friday, pending notification of family members.

The crash was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. near Maple Road in the town of Hull, and a medical transport helicopter was called to the scene. The scene of the crash has a posted speed limit of 65 mph. ...